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Date:

October 21, 1839

Extent:

2p

Summary:

This document, dated October 21, 1839, is a petition, written by the residents of Benton, Tennessee in Polk County. The petition requests that the Tennessee General Assembly change the law regarding the sale of "ardent spirits." The law at that time limited retail sales to one quart and the parties involved requested the amount to be changed to one gallon.

To the Honerable [Honorable] general assembly of Tennessee now in session

We your humble petitioners being fully persuaded that the law past by our Worthy members the last session of our Legislator Prohibiting the Retailing of ardent spirits in a less quantity than a quart has had a good Effect we therefore your humble Petitioners do humbly pray your honerable [honorable] Body to Extend the quantity to one gallon at last at all events not Repeat what has past and in duty Bound we will Even pray